Raymond J. Siebke

Raymond J. Siebke, 85 of Amherst, NE died Monday, December 2, 2013 at St. John’s Good Samaritan Society in Kearney. Funeral services will be Thursday, December 5, 2013 at 10:30 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst, NE. Rev. Bill Heermann will officiate. Burial will be at the Immanuel Cemetery northwest of Amherst. Visitation is planned Wednesday from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney or prior to services Thursday at the church. Military rites at the grave will be provided by the Miller American Legion Post # 351 and the Nebraska National Guard Military Honors Team. Memorials are suggested to the family for designation at a later date. A message of condolence can be left at www.hlmkfuneral.com. Horner Lieske McBride & Kuhl Funeral and Cremation Services in Kearney are in charge of arrangements. Raymond was born November 22, 1928 to Raymond and Daisy (Wolfe) Siebke, Sr. in Buffalo County, Nebraska. He was baptized December 23, 1928 and confirmed May 24, 1942 at Immanuel Lutheran Church. He grew up and attended school in Amherst and graduated from Amherst High School in 1946. He is a veteran of the Korean war serving in the U.S. Army from 1951-1952 and was stationed in Japan. After being discharged from the Army he returned to the area and farmed with his family. On June 24, 1962 he married Evelyn Richards at Immanuel Lutheran Church northwest of Amherst. He raised cattle and farmed north of Amherst. He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church in Amherst, NE and the Kearney V.F.W. Post # 759 and was a longtime member of the Amherst School Board. Raymond loved to dance and especially liked waltz’s and polka’s. He had a wonderful sense of humor and loved to joke and tease. Surviving relatives include grandsons; Mitchell Johnson and Miles Johnson both of Kearney, son-in-law; Steven Johnson of Kearney, sisters; Margaret Jelden and husband Leland of Hildreth and Lois Erpelding and husband LeRoy of Minden, brother-in-law; Calvin Owen of Doniphan, NE and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Evelyn in 1978, sister; Elizabeth “Betty” Owen in 1995, and daughter; Barbara Johnson in 2006. PDF Printable Version

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Raymond J. Siebke

November 22, 1928 - December 2, 2013